“It should have been done much better.”
Yes. And about 19 years ago.
“Pentagon Deploying 3,000 U.S. Troops Back to Afghanistan in ‘Temporary’ Mission,” by Kristina Wong, Breitbart, August 12, 2021:
The Pentagon announced Thursday it will deploy three infantry battalions, or roughly 3,000 troops, to assist with the reduction of American civilians at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, and the evacuation of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants from the country.
The battalions are already in the region, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said during a press conference. They will move to the Hamid Karzai Airport in Kabul within the next 24-48 hours. Two of the battalions are Marine battalions while the third is an Army battalion. They will join the 650 U.S. troops already in Kabul.
In addition, a joint Army and Air Force support element of around 1,000 personnel will help with the processing of the SIV applicants, Kirby said. The element would move into Qatar in the coming days, he said.
Lastly, an infantry brigade combat team will deploy to Kuwait to be “postured and prepared if needed to provide additional security at the airport,” Kirby added. That brigade combat team would arrive sometime in the next week, he said.
“These forces are being deployed to support the orderly and safe reduction of civilian personnel at the request of the State Department and to help facilitate an accelerated process of working through SIV applicants. This is a temporary mission with a narrow focus,” he said….
Trump criticized the Biden administration’s withdrawal in a statement Thursday.
“Had our 2020 Presidential Election not been rigged, and if I were now President, the world would find that our withdrawal from Afghanistan would be a conditions-based withdrawal. I personally had discussions with top Taliban leaders whereby they understood what they are doing now would not have been acceptable,” he said.
“It would have been a much different and much more successful withdrawal, and the Taliban understood that better than anyone. What is going on now is not acceptable. It should have been done much better,” he added.
Kirby insisted the Biden administration would still aim to withdraw U.S. combat forces by the end of August.
gravenimage says
Biden’s handlers sending 3,000 troops back to Afghanistan to get civilians out safely
“It should have been done much better.”
Yes. And about 19 years ago.
……………………..
Yep.
mortimer says
Afghanistan is a unique problem. NATO should remain until the country is less Islamic and a more secular culture is established. A culture of secularism. The Taliban takeover will only re-create a terrorist-exporting state.
Afghanistan needs at least another 20 years of occupation before it will be ready to join modernity.
Bikinis not Burkas says
Islam will never join while ever the Western community refuses to expose Islam for the fake religion that it is!
Sun setting in a pool of muddy water, sperm coming from between your ribs and your backbone, yeah right, you would think the creator of all things would know better!
Until when he reached THE PLACE WHERE THE SUN SET, he found IT GOING DOWN INTO a black sea, and found by it a people. We said: O Zulqarnain! either give them a chastisement or do them a benefit… Until when he reached the land of the rising of the sun, he found IT RISING on a people to whom We had given no shelter from It; Surah 18:86
The Quran implies that semen production takes place in the kidney or back area:
“Now let man but think from what he is created! He is created from a drop emitted – Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:” S. 86:5-7
Giacomo Latta says
Were you a member of the W White House?
Infidel says
Consistency is the wrong attribute to look for in Mortimer
gravenimage says
‘Fraid so, Infidel.
gravenimage says
Mortimer, Afghanistan is statistically 100% Muslim. How many centuries will NATO have to remain until “the country is less Islamic and a more secular culture is established”?
An how will another 20 years help? The last 20 years did not help.
James Lincoln says
gravenimage,
100% correct.
20 years of blood and treasure – and the needle has moved very little toward a more secular culture…
gravenimage says
Grimly true, James.
Raja says
Mortimer,
The perfect “religion” is also the “best religion” and hence cannot be reformed, never !
The way they lie all the time, plotting and scheming for world dominance is beyond human comprehension. Their propaganda and slander machines should be envy to other fascists !!!
Do you still think islam can be secularized? Please give us a break !
Daniel Triplett says
But how has Islam changed over the last 1400 years? How have we changed Islam over the last 20 years? How can we change Islam over the next 20 years? Or the next 200 years, especially when Islamic doctrine stipulates it is sacrosanct in perfection and eternally immutable, and no one other than us is even trying to change it?
Daniel Triplett says
for Mortimer
Jim says
Biden is going to ruin everything he touches and take credit for it, and blame the whole mess on Trump. Or somebody with an internet post that made fun of the prophet is to blame for it all, alongside Trump.
Raja says
Biden is reversing almost everything Trump did but it is not going to be easy for him. America will have to live with the consequences of any or all wrongs perpetrated by Biden.
It is unfortunate to note that despite 20 years of resistance to jihad (the whole premise that islam is peaceful is dangerous and suicidal) nothing good seems to have happened in Afghanistan. The people there seem to hate US all the more, as Afghanistan goes on a precipitated fall from any semblance of order (helped by US)
Elizabeth Lawson says
What in H- – – is wrong with the Afghan Army? They are ten times stronger than the Taliban- worse, the US taxpayers paid the US military to spend YEARS training that bunch of asses. So, in my opinion, Afghanistan can rot – so long as we get our civilized, ‘nation builders’ out of that hellhole. Let them slaughter each other. I feel SO sad – and angry – that we lost even ONE of our Western young men to help this wretched lot.
Infidel says
That army doesn’t have the will to fight against a militia that claims islamic legitimacy, and when that’s in play, no number of humvees or other advanced military equipment are any good. We should destroy anything that’s fallen into Taliban hands using guided missiles, and stop being involved in that country. I know that Biden is the wrong vehicle to do it, but we need to somehow have them understand that if there is another attempt at a 9/11 ever again that’s traced back to Afghanistan, that there won’t be an Afghanistan after that: it’ll be leveled worse than Genghiz Khan or Babrak Karmal
gravenimage says
Spot on, Infidel. Even with western training and armaments, the Afghan army is at best ambivalent in facing any Islamic force. In fact, Afghan army personnel regularly defected to the Taliban.
Raja says
Spot on Gravenimage,
It seems the heart and soul of Afghan army was and is always with Taliban, the muck where they all belong. The loonie “religion” and its adherents can never be weaned from the dictates of perfect “religion” !!!
This by no means is a small segment of the population, as Mortimer would love to put it, but a sizable or overwhelming populace. This sort of proves that wherever there is no proper leadership or lack of dictatorship in Islamic states, jihad is the all encompassing factor !!!!
Infidel says
I do think that Trump has the right idea, but regardless, as Hugh pointed out a few days ago, our withdrawal from Afghanistan has left our adversaries in the region – China, Iran and actually even Pakistan – pretty nervous. China wonders whether the Uyghurs will find refuge in Afghanistan now that the Taliban are back. Iran is worried about being hit w/ Hazara shi’a refugees, as well as their vassal militia Hizb-e-Wahdat getting destroyed. Pakistan is worried about the Taliban backing the TTP in an insurgency by Pashtuns against Imran Khan
Our troops should completely evacuate the embassy in Kabul, and have Tajikistan manage US affairs in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. There is no reason to leave them in danger in the middle of either hostile militias (in case of Afghanistan) or hostile populations (in case of Pakistan)
Raja says
Infidel,
Your theories are all plausible and realistic. Let them all slash each other with blade, we can only watch. I can only say that there is consequences of all human actions including the actions of islam. Why do the elites want to go to Islamic hellholes to reform them?
Remember Julio Ribeiro, the former police commissioner of Mumbai, when the going got tough for him and his team he pitted the mafia against each other (Argentine style) and brought about some control in crime. But with Islam, the mother of all mafia it is a tough nut to crack.
Bikinis not Burkas says
I remember the withdrawal from Vietnam where desperate South Vietnamese were left behind!
One thing I know fore shore that the South Vietnamese Buddhists didn’t carry a Terrorist manual that ordered them to cut off your head!
Quran 8:12
gravenimage says
So true.
Mike says
Deep State need wars to fun their operations. Since Trump had stop them all , handlers need to start them back .Seliing weapons to US government is an easy way to make money. As Soros said : ” I’M here for the money . It’s the only thing that interest me ..
Infidel says
I wonder to what extent is Deep State being funded by Beijing: if they want war projects to enrich themselves, they can do it to their hearts content by arming all of China’s neighbors – Vietnam, Mongolia, India, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, et al
roberta says
Ive got a nephew that has served there for 2 or 3 tours ( Guard only) so tours of a matter of months only, and thankfully.
He is a good boy, a real athletic natural born killer and bad ass. Doesnt mean a bullet cant find him.
Ribbons and a flag wont replace him.
gravenimage says
I hope your nephew stays safe, Roberta.
James Lincoln says
Strongly seconded.
roberta says
I appreciate your comments, Thank you
Yogi says
Europe will be pay again and again heavy price from this reapists, Afghans have very brutal and aggressive way to hurting women and young girls, ( 13 years old Leonie -Austria) reaped by 3 illegal Afghans and chocked to death !!!, it’s just terrifying..
Savvyone says
Jim, that would be Jay Smith, David Wood, Al Fadi, The Green Prince and many others, who all declare Islam fake religion. See them on YouTube.
Muslims are not supposed to go on the Internet, read secular works, listen to the radio and watch TV, altho Al Jazeera is ok. So, how will they learn the truth about Islam? Muslims are also discouraged from getting together with their own……who knows where the conversation might lead!
roberta says
It was once claimed that history repeated every 75 years.
We are now down to every 7.5 years—tops—it could be less.